Dotyophycus pacificus I.A.Abbott 1976

Publication Details
Dotyophycus pacificus I.A.Abbott 1976: 125-128, figs 1-9

Published in: Abbott, I.A. (1976). Dotyophycus pacificum gen. et sp. nov., with a discussion of some families of Nemaliales (Rhodophyta). Phycologia 15: 125-132, 9 figs.

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Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Dotyophycus.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: off Ilio Pt, Molokai Island, Hawaiian Islands (21°11''10"N, 157°16'05"W); (Abbott 1976: 128) Holotype: 7.ix.1959; dredged between 27.4-36.6 m; MSD herbarium; Doty 19137A (Abbott 1976: 128) Notes: BISH: 499995 (Abbott, 1999: 60).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to the Pacific Ocean.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 03 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 24 July 2015

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Nomenclatural note
The ending is treated as masculine in accordance with the provision in the Vienna Code (Art. 62C): (c) Compounds ending in -ceras, -dendron, -nema, -stigma, -stoma, and other neuter words, are neuter. An exception is made for names ending in -anthos (or -anthus), -chilos (-chilus or -cheilos), and -phykos (-phycos or -phycus), which ought to be neuter, since that is the gender of the Greek words anthos, cheilos, and phykos, but are treated as masculine in accordance with botanical tradition. - (08 December 2009) - M.D. Guiry

Distributional note
Hawaiian endemic (Abbott, 1999). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 July 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 April 2025